Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

USB Host in Apple iOS before 7.1 and Apple TV before 6.1 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted USB messages.

The weakness was released 03/14/2014 as HT6163 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1287 since 01/08/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Andy Davis and been published 3 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72962 (Apple TV < 6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (32333), Tenable (72962) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43528†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5639, VDB-9023, VDB-10844 and VDB-10845. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Andy Davis
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Nessus ID: 72962
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT6163
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1287 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 54270
Vulnerability Center: 43528 - Apple iOS <7.1 and Apple TV <6.1 Local Code Execution Vulnerability via USB Host, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 07/02/2024 08:38 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (64), 05/22/2017 11:08 AM (9), 02/03/2022 02:30 PM (4), 07/02/2024 08:38 PM (16)
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